Deacon convicted in Mt. Carmel

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, a Wabash County church deacon has been found guilty of charges he sexually molested an 11-year-old girl. Following a bench trial that ended Tuesday in Wabash County Circuit Court in Mount Carmel, Jay A. Griggs, 48 was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse; a class-2 felony. Circui...

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Posted Feb. 8, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Updated Feb 8, 2013 at 8:56 AM

Posted Feb. 8, 2013 at 8:00 AM
Updated Feb 8, 2013 at 8:56 AM

According to WFIW Radio in Fairfield, a Wabash County church deacon has been found guilty of charges he sexually molested an 11-year-old girl. Following a bench trial that ended Tuesday in Wabash County Circuit Court in Mount Carmel, Jay A. Griggs, 48 was convicted of aggravated criminal sexual abuse; a class-2 felony. Circuit Judge Larry Dunn has set sentencing for March 14. Griggs faces between three and seven years in prison. Griggs has been free on $5,000 cash bond since his arrest on Dec. 29, 2011.